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Re:Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion due to an... by hilbert42 on Tuesday September 21, 2021 @08:01AM (#28604161)
"And the penalty for schwartzfahren in town was more of a joke."

My German is good enough to understand 'schwartzfahren' but I'm not sure of the significance. Presumably, you had gotten yours for free. Right?

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Re:Was Germany’s 19th century industrial expansion due to an... by fourtrees on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @04:03AM (#28614059)
It might be Saxon slang. It means to ride the streetcam without a ticket. Blackriding; sounds so much cooler than it is.

It was a while ago, but I'm pretty sure the semester-ticket was free with matriculation.

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